Career Plans

Career Plans Vocabulary and Phrases

  • Grasp the Spanish words for key career planning terms:
    • Plan de carrera (career plan)
    • Meta profesional (professional goal)
    • Objetivo (objective)
    • Largo plazo (long term)
    • Corto plazo (short term)
  • Learn to discuss future goals in Spanish:
    • Mis planes son… (my plans are…)
    • Deseo… (I wish…)
    • Sueño con… (I dream of…)
  • Understand the language of academic progress in relation to career goals:
    • Estudiar (study)
    • Optar por una carrera (to pick a career)
    • Especializarse en (to specialise in)
    • Licenciatura/Grado (degree)

Presenting Career Aspirations

  • Know how to communicate various professional aspirations in Spanish:
    • Trabajar en (to work in)
    • Ser… (to become…)
    • Mejorar mis habilidades en (improve my skills in)
    • Tener éxito en… (to succeed in…)
  • Familiarise yourself with verbs related to career achievement:
    • Alcanzar (to achieve)
    • Triunfar (to triumph)
    • Progresar (to progress)
    • Sobresalir en (to excel in)

Discussing Career Benefits and Downsides

  • Be able to talk about potential benefits and downsides of your career plans:
    • Ventajas (advantages)
    • Desventajas (disadvantages)
    • Riesgos (risks)
    • Oportunidades (opportunities)
  • Understand phrases about work-life balance:
    • Equilibrio entre el trabajo y la vida (work-life balance)
    • El bienestar personal (personal wellbeing)
    • Estrés laboral (work stress)

As with other topics, fluency in the Career Plans subject relies on a good understanding of vocabulary. Regular practice in forming sentences and answering questions on these topics is key. Remember to connect different terms and phrases to create a coherent dialogue about your future career aspirations.